A WA man being fined $50 a day by his local council for living in a caravan on his own land says he will refuse to pay a new fine imposed by the courts.

Roland Gopel, 58, has been living in his van on the outskirts of Menzies, 700 kilometres north-east of Perth, on land he purchased in 2015.

But the Shire of Menzies said his lack of running water or sewerage and the dilapidated state of his property had left him in breach of key regulations.

While the shire has been fining him $50 per day since August 1, a separate prosecution for breaching WA's caravan park and campground act has seen him hit with a fresh $1,000 fine, and ordered to pay $3,000 of the shire's court costs.

'I will refuse to pay'

Speaking outside the Leonora Magistrates Court after the verdict, Mr Gopel said he would be appealing against the sentence at the earliest possible opportunity.

"I refuse to pay a fine for living. I refuse to be homeless," he said.

"We're Australians, we do not have to do as we're told for the sake of doing as we're told."

The fine comes on top of a previous conviction last August for similar offences, for which Mr Gopel was fined $1,000 and ordered to pay $1,745 in court costs, a penalty the 58-year-old is also yet to pay.